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Oh, the Irony: Nascar Driver Sues Farm for Noise

“Dust, noise and disturbing the neighbors’ peace.” Those are the reasons cited by Ernie and Kim Irvan for suing Charleston, South Carolina’s beloved Ambrose Farm. The irony is, Ernie is a former Nascar driver.
In the biggest jerkass move we’ve heard of in quite some time, Irvan and his wife decided that their next-door neighbors, who [...]

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Futuristic Electric Car Inspired by Owls

It’s dead silent, runs on electricity – and looks totally unlike any other vehicle you’ve ever seen. This bizarre yet kind of awesome electric car by auto designer Ralph Tayler-Webb, called ‘Halcyon’, is made for nature lovers and inspired by owls.
From EcoFriend:
Ralph’s research and development included photographing birds in flight, carving an owl in hardwood [...]

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Armored Car Without Penis. Let’s Save the Whales.

Russians who were looking forward to whale penis leather seats for their $1.45 million bulletproof SUVs are crying in disappointment, and pointing their fingers at environmentalists and Pamela Anderson for this grave injustice.
While the Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition SUV comes with gold trim, gauges encrusted with diamonds and rubies and three bottles of premium [...]

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Hummer Owners Claim Moral High Ground

Most people who buy Hummers do so out of vanity or to make up for certain physical deficiencies. But, Hummer owners themselves actually believe that they’ve got the moral high ground because they’re – get this – defending America’s frontier lifestyle against anti-American critics.
A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research came to this [...]

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Stackable Electric Paris City Cars Save Energy and Space

Small electric cars could transform the world’s big cities from pollution factories to clean, green, efficient metropolises. But one electric vehicle idea takes that concept even further, making a fleet of rental EVs stackable to eliminate the need for vast parking lots, increasing the availability of green space for urban residents.
Designer Taylor Manuilow created the [...]

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GM Turns its Back on Safe Mercury Disposal

Emerging from bankruptcy, the new GM has made many a promise about becoming greener and more sustainable – but don’t ask them to do anything about the environmental impact of their ‘old’ cars. The company has announced that it will no longer participate in a partnership that collects toxic mercury switches from vehicles before they’re [...]

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